Night Poems

By Ben Ditmars

Night Poems takes on the seasons at every hour of the dark. There's a subtle energy, bordering malaise and mystery that comes to life. Don't miss the peculiar observations or the striking truths as the clock winds down.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ben Ditmars
• Release date: Nov 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301305087

Ben Ditmars

Ben is an author of gnomes, plays, poetry and more. He was first published in his college publications the Cornfield Review and KAPOW.Since then he has been featured in several online literary journals and helped create the cut-and-paste zine Burnt Hamster Minestrone with Michael Veloff.You can listen to his podcast on poetry Lyrical Versification with his cohost, Amber Jerome~Norrgard on iTunes or Stitcher Radio.Currently, he resides in central Ohio with his wife De'Garrica and dachsund, Elsa.

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Reviews for Night Poems

[charity_parkerson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I won't give just any poetry my time. I have no desire to read a mile long prose that only leaves you confused. I loved this book of poetry. I judge poetry based on the amount of heart the author puts in each piece. I could see that this was his life and his heart that was poured out onto the page, and he had me hooked from the very beginning. Let me give you a small sample of this wonderful book: "23:20 Half-moon kiss full lipped on concrete pavement in the dimmest glow. I held you briefly and we parted; shaking, jittery, though not from the cold. 20:36 Because: I can walk through lonely aisles always finding what I want in you." Now tell me, how could you not buy this book after reading that?

[robert.zimmermann · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just a preface: I’m a poet…but I’m new to reviewing poetry. Though, that doesn’t diminish the honest review or opinions about the piece. I just am learning how to put it all in to words

The poems that make up the collection Night Poems from Ben Ditmars were enjoyable to read. I’m a fan of short poems, and they delivered well in that respect. Many were brief glimpses into the inner workings of the brain late at night. I’ve often found that my thoughts get deeper when I’m trying to sleep but can’t seem to. The subjects of the included poems are filled with questioning, longing, self inspection, and more. I feel that every poem is open to interpretation from a diverse readership, and poetry benefits from that. There is no one way to bring about a conclusion to any of them.

Ben Ditmars has created honest, insightful, and moving poems in enough of an abstract way to allow for many types of readers, while keeping them grounded enough to keep moving along on Night Poems‘ poetic journey.